COP29 Day 2: Keir Starmer sets UK emissions reduction target of 81% by 2035
Day 2 of COP29 saw UK NDC update, loss and damage fund mobilisation and MDBs’ commitments
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Momentous momentum: Will sustainable investors find some welcome relief?
In a narrow, momentum-led market, managers may feel pressured to chase mega caps where sustainability or corporate behaviour is questionable
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Next Generation with Adam & Company’s Goddard: ESG has become a political hot potato
Investment analyst asserts ESG investing has become more nuanced after early enthusiasm led to ‘prolific greenwashing’
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Financing transition: The role of public/private partnerships in accelerating the UK’s green transition
The Investment Association’s Paul Scaping shares his thoughts on the role of private finance under the Labour government
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Labour government ‘continues to put net zero as a central policy’ post-election win
Private sector investment and complimentary policy statements ‘crucial’ to speeding up the process
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Sustainable investing ‘a key point of differentiation’ between political parties as voters head to the polls
The next government ‘will play a crucial role in steering us towards a sustainable future’
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Pressure mounts on UK government to accelerate net-zero plans with asset manager campaign
IIGCC, with members representing $65trn, have called on policymakers to move ahead with legislation in five key areas
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‘We need to accept pragmatic solutions’: Warning emergency climate action could be ‘uniquely destabilising’
Professor Myles Allen argued that climate has become a wedge political issue but ‘climate is too important to pick fights over’
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Making gender visible: A path to systemic inclusion
As companies abandon efforts to promote inclusion, Boston Common’s Geeta Aiyer urges investors to keep it a top priority
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Has ESG become too politically controversial to make a difference?
With elections and sustainability commitments being realigned, ESG has become a political football
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Elections bring uncertainty but investors must stay hopeful
IA’s Paul Scaping says investors must pay less attention to immediate politics and instead focus on long-term climate policies
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Net zero will take more than one impassioned leader
HL’s Emma Wall reflects on the policy shifts around green goals in the UK and the rest of Europe